Wont be close. 28-6 Marion. Forrest has 5-6 athletes who will really battle and compete. Marion will have 3x that many.
A little Forrest/Marion history-
2015- They met in the 2nd round of the playoffs. Marion was up 17-3 at the half. Forrest onside'd the 2nd half kickoff, recovered, and drove for a quick score to make it 17-10. Then Marion scored 3 straight for a 31-10 win.
2016- Forrest beat Tyner and Meigs back to back, then ran into a hacksaw against the Warriors in a 55-14
Marion is a very strong team. Can they challenge for Gold? Absolutely. They have skill guys, a QB who can make plays with his legs and arm, and big dudes in the trenches. Well coached, sound, disciplined. Everything they do sets up something else. They ran ran ran then the over the top stuff was there. Other than the first TD, which I thought was pretty good coverage, Forrest let receivers run right past them. When Marion's running backs got to the edge, it was sayonara.
They are an elit